Malmberg, Mel, editor. Women of Walt Disney Imagineering: 12 Women Reflect on Their Trailblazing Theme Park Careers. Disney, 03/2022. 231pp. Non-Fiction. GRADES 10 – Adult. $29.99. 978-1-368-02195-1. ADDITIONAL. Twelve women who worked for the Disney [continue reading]
Not a Monster Review
Martinez, Claudia Guadalupe. Not a Monster. Laura Gonzalez, Illus. Charlesbridge, 05/2023. [32]pp. Non-Fiction. GRADES Kindergarten – 3. $17.99. 978-1-62354-303-7. HIGH ADDITIONAL The axolotl, an unusual amphibian, is the focus of this informational picture book that [continue reading]
Glaciers Are Alive Review
Miller, Debbie S. Glaciers Are Alive. Jon Van Zyle, Illus. Charlesbridge, 05/2023. [32]pp. Non-Fiction. GRADES Kindergarten – 3. $17.9.9 978-1-62354-361-7. ADDITIONAL. Although designed like a picture book, this is a factual look at glaciers around [continue reading]
How to Help a Friend Review
Newson, Karl. How to Help a Friend. Clara Anganuzzi, Illus. Templar, 11/2022. [32]pp. Picture Book. GRADES Kindergarten – 3. $17.99. 978-1-5362-2667-6. HIGH ADDITIONAL. Originally published in 2021 in the UK, this rhyming story describes how [continue reading]
All Together Now Summer Reading Theme
All Together Now Summer Reading Theme CSLPREADS: “All Together Now” – Collaborative Summer Library Program (cslpreads.org). Another fun storytime theme to create unity and friendship. Read some friendship stories and make friendship bracelets: Cutting Activities [continue reading]
Find Your Voice Summer Reading Theme
Find Your Voice Summer Reading Theme iREAD 2023: “Find Your Voice” – iREAD: Reading Programs (ireadprogram.org). This is a fun theme for storytime, encouraging kids to sing out! Offer some of these books on expressing [continue reading]
Bluebird Read-Alikes
Bluebird by Sharon Cameron Barker, Michelle. My Long List of Impossible Things. Bartoletti, Susan Campbell. The Boy Who Dared. Bornstein, Ruth. The Summer Everything Changed. Boyne, John. The Boy at the Top [continue reading]
Spring Board Book Round-up, Part I
Spring Board Book Round-up, Part I New Series Board Books Cousins, Lucy. “Maisy: First Words” series. Candlewick, 09/2022. [20p.] $9.99 each. Maisy at Work. 978-1-5362-2442-9. Maisy’s Town. 978-1-2443-6. The beloved white mouse Maisy is [continue reading]